The following species list is drawn from the Kew Gardens Plants of the World Online database (POWO). It is not exhaustive—taxonomy is an active field and species boundaries shift as new molecular data emerges. For additional cross-referencing, pepperfriends.org maintains well-documented species dossiers.
Source: powo.science.kew.org
- Capsicum annuum
- Capsicum baccatum
- Capsicum benoistii
- Capsicum caatingae
- Capsicum caballeroi
- Capsicum campylopodium
- Capsicum carassense
- Capsicum cardenasii
- Capsicum ceratocalyx
- Capsicum chacoense
- Capsicum chinense
- Capsicum coccineum
- Capsicum cornutum
- Capsicum dimorphum
- Capsicum eshbaughii
- Capsicum eximium
- Capsicum flexuosum
- Capsicum friburgense
- Capsicum frutescens
- Capsicum galapagoense
- Capsicum geminifolium
- Capsicum hookerianum
- Capsicum hunzikerianum
- Capsicum lanceolatum
- Capsicum leptopodum
- Capsicum longidentatum
- Capsicum longifolium
- Capsicum lycianthoides
- Capsicum minutiflorum
- Capsicum mirabile
- Capsicum mirum
- Capsicum neei
- Capsicum parvifolium
- Capsicum pereirae
- Capsicum piuranum
- Capsicum pubescens
- Capsicum rabenii
- Capsicum recurvatum
- Capsicum regale
- Capsicum rhomboideum
- Capsicum schottianum
- Capsicum tovarii
- Capsicum villosum
Sources & Further Reading
- Priest, C.T., and D.J. Austin. The Chile Pepper Almanac. Harambe Publishing, 2026. Amazon